Comments on: Hideki Matsui is hitting .158 for the Rayshttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/22/hideki-matsui-is-hitting-158-for-the-rays/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:04:39 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: natstowngreghttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/22/hideki-matsui-is-hitting-158-for-the-rays/comment-page-1/#comment-319008
Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:06:28 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-319008One of the saddest thing I’ve seen in about 50 years of following baseball. Willie Mays stumbling across home plate, getting thrown out, then pleading with the plate ump from his knees.
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Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:12:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-318976Pretty sure Darvish is going to stay a pitcher.
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Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:27:27 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-318954Position players….
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Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:15:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-318859Darvish might be in 5 years.
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Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:06:05 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-318847Definitely #2 behind Ichiro and no one else is even in the discussion.
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Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:38:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-318831Lots of good memories, Hideki.
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Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:36:41 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-318830It always saddens me to see a great ballplayer barely hanging on as a pale simulacrum of what he once was. I remember Willie Mays’ last year as a Mutt – the same valedictory sadness. Although I can understand that it’s tough to admit you’ve hit the wall, I definitely admire athletes who bow out gracefully while they’re still performing at a respectable level.
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Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:53:41 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=170477#comment-318803If it is over it has still been a great run for Matsui. After Ichiro he was probably the finest Japanese position player to play in MLB.
As far as his Yankees time is concerned his 2009 World Series performance solidifies his legacy as a true Yankee hero.
It’ll be neat seeing him at Yankees old timers days in the coming years.
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